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- the present inventionrelates to a backlight assembly and an LCD having the same.
- LCDliquid crystal display
- PDPplasma display panel
- an LCDincludes a lower substrate on which thin film transistors (TFTs) are formed, an upper substrate on which color filters are formed, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate.
- TFTsthin film transistors
- the TFTstransmit and control electric signals to generate voltages. These generated voltage in turn change the molecular structure of the liquid crystals injected in the liquid crystal layer thereby controlling the transmittance of light to display desired colors and images.
- the LCDSince the LCD displays an image by controlling light incident from outside, it requires an additional light source, for example, a backlight assembly, to irradiate light onto the liquid crystal panel.
- Backlight assembliesare generally classified into an edge type or a direct type according to the position of the light source with respect to a display panel. Of the two types, the direct type backlight assembly is more widely used in a large-sized LCD devices because of its high optical utilization and lack of size limitations.
- the external light sourcemay include a point light source such as a light bulb or a white halogen lamp, a line light source such as a fluorescent lamp, and a surface light source such as a light emitting diode (LED) of an electro luminescent (EL) or matrix type.
- a point light sourcesuch as a light bulb or a white halogen lamp
- a line light sourcesuch as a fluorescent lamp
- a surface light sourcesuch as a light emitting diode (LED) of an electro luminescent (EL) or matrix type.
- LEDlight emitting diode
- ELelectro luminescent
- CCFLCold cathode fluorescent lamps
- EEFLexternal electrode fluorescent lamps
- FIG. 1is an exploded perspective view of a direct type backlight assembly according to the related art and FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating the connection between an EEFL and a side support of the backlight assembly of FIG. 1 .
- the direct type backlight assembly 1includes a plurality of lamps 13 having external electrodes 15 formed on each end, side supports 17 for supporting the plurality of lamps 13 , a diffusion plate 19 , and a bottom plate 11 positioned above and below the plurality of lamps 13 , respectively.
- a driving voltage(not shown) is applied to the external electrodes 15 and the lamp 13 emits light. Accordingly, these lamps are referred to as EEFLs.
- the external electrodes 15are inserted inside the side supports 17 .
- the length of the external electrodes 15must be less than or equal to the width of the side support.
- reducing the length of the external electrodesresults in increased driving voltage for the lamp 13
- Large-sized LCD panelsrequire longer EFFLs resulting in even higher driving voltages. Consequently, it is difficult to apply the EEFL to the LCD.
- One approach to reduce the driving voltage of the EEFLis to increase the length of the external electrodes thereby expanding the surface area of the external electrode and decreasing the required driving voltage.
- this approachrequires that the width of the side supports or bezel be widened to cover the increased length of the external electrodes with increases the non-viewable area of the LCD device.
- FIG. 3Awhen the entire surface of the external electrodes is inserted into the side support 17 , only the lamp 13 is exposed out of the side support 17 . Accordingly, images are displayed with uniform picture quality on a liquid crystal panel 31 .
- FIG. 3Bwhen the external electrode 15 and the lamp 13 are exposed out of the side support 17 , images are not displayed with uniform quality. More specifically, the picture quality is degraded in the area corresponding to the exposed external electrode. This degradation in picture quality is referred to as a mura 33 . Since the external electrode 15 is not a light emission region, a dark region exists. Due to the mura 33 , the picture quality is degraded.
- the present inventionis directed to a backlight assembly and an LCD having same that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
- An advantage of the present inventionis to provide a backlight assembly capable of decreasing the driving voltage of the EFFLs and securing stability in a high voltage.
- a backlight assemblycomprising: an external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) including an external electrode through which a driving voltage is applied, and a lamp for emitting light; a side support for supporting the EEFL; and a protective cap disposed above a portion of the external electrode, the portion of the external electrode being exposed out of the side support.
- EEFLexternal electrode fluorescent lamp
- an LCDcomprising: a backlight assembly, wherein the backlight assembly includes: an external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) having an external electrode through which a driving voltage is applied, and a lamp for emitting light; a side support for supporting the EEFL; and a protective cap disposed above a portion of the external electrode, the portion of the external electrode being exposed out of the side support; and a liquid crystal panel disposed above the backlight assembly.
- EEFLexternal electrode fluorescent lamp
- a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display devicecomprising: forming a backlight assembly including:an external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) having an external electrode through which a driving voltage is applied, and a lamp for emitting light; a side support for supporting the EEFL; and a protective cap disposed above a portion of the external electrode, the portion of the external electrode being exposed out of the side support; and forming a liquid crystal panel disposed above the backlight assembly.
- EEFLexternal electrode fluorescent lamp
- FIG. 1is an exploded perspective view of a direct type backlight assembly according to the related art
- FIG. 2is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a connection between an EEFL and a side support in the backlight assembly of FIG. 1 ;
- FIGS. 3A and 3Bare views illustrating a change in picture quality of an LCD depending on lengths of an external electrode formed in an EEFL;
- FIG. 4is an exploded perspective view of a direct type backlight assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5is a sectional view of the direct type backlight assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4is a perspective view of a direct type backlight assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the backlight assembly 41includes a plurality of lamps 43 having external electrodes formed on each end (not shown), side supports 47 for supporting the plurality of lamps 43 , and protective caps 49 disposed above the exposed external electrodes.
- the external electrode for applying a driving voltage to the EEFLs 43are partially exposed out of the side support 47 (toward an inner space of the backlight assembly).
- the protective caps 49are formed in a mountain shape as illustrated in the section view of FIG. 5 .
- the protective capsprevent the external electrodes from being exposed.
- the protective caps 49by forming the protective caps 49 in the mountain shape, the occurrence of a mura caused by darkness in a non-emission region of the external electrode because the shape of the protective caps reflect incident light toward the diffusion plate 51 .
- the mountain shapeis shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , any shape which results in light incident on the cap being reflected toward the diffusion plate may be employed.
- FIG. 5illustrates is a sectional view of a direct type backlight assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- light emitted from the lamps 43 which is incident on the protective caps 49is reflected towards the diffusion plate 51 . More particularly, light emitted from the lamp 43 may be reflected from the diffusion plate 51 towards a surface of the mountain-shaped protective cap 49 (refer to ray 1 in FIG. 5 ), or light emitted from the lamps 43 may be directly incident onto the mountain-shaped protective caps 49 at a predetermined angle (refer to ray 2 of FIG. 5 ). In either case, the light incident on the protective cap is reflected is reflected in a forward direction towards the diffusion plate 51 (refer to ray 3 of FIG. 5 ), thereby preventing the occurrence of a mura that is caused by darkness of the external electrode.
- the LCD having the backlight assembly of the present inventioncan display images with improved picture quality on the liquid crystal panel disposed above the backlight assembly by preventing the occurrence of the mura. Further, since the external electrode for the EEFL can be made long, the driving voltage can be lowered and the high-brightness light source can be provided.
- the backlight assembly according to the present inventioncan lower the driving voltage of the EEFL, prevent the picture quality of the LCD from being degraded due to the exposed external electrode, and secure the stability for the high voltage.
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Description
This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2004-49949, filed on Jun. 30, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a backlight assembly and an LCD having the same.
2. Description of the Related Art
A current trend in the development of display devices is to replace the cathode ray tube (CRT) with a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a plasma display panel (PDP). The LCD has been found to have lower power consumption, slimmer profile, and lighter weight compared with the CRT. In addition, LCD devices do not generate harmful electromagnetic waves. For these reasons, LCD devices are considered the next generation in display device technology.
Generally, an LCD includes a lower substrate on which thin film transistors (TFTs) are formed, an upper substrate on which color filters are formed, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. The TFTs transmit and control electric signals to generate voltages. These generated voltage in turn change the molecular structure of the liquid crystals injected in the liquid crystal layer thereby controlling the transmittance of light to display desired colors and images.
Since the LCD displays an image by controlling light incident from outside, it requires an additional light source, for example, a backlight assembly, to irradiate light onto the liquid crystal panel. Backlight assemblies are generally classified into an edge type or a direct type according to the position of the light source with respect to a display panel. Of the two types, the direct type backlight assembly is more widely used in a large-sized LCD devices because of its high optical utilization and lack of size limitations.
An external light source for a direct type backlight assembly is selected based on the size and purpose of use of the LCD. The external light source may include a point light source such as a light bulb or a white halogen lamp, a line light source such as a fluorescent lamp, and a surface light source such as a light emitting diode (LED) of an electro luminescent (EL) or matrix type.
Cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) that have generally been used as the light source are gradually being replaced with external electrode fluorescent lamps (EEFL) due to the fact that a plurality of EEFLs may be controlled by one inverter. The resulting decrease in parts causes a great reduction in manufacturing costs and weight of the LCD.
Referring toFIGS. 1 and 2 , the direct type backlight assembly1 includes a plurality oflamps 13 havingexternal electrodes 15 formed on each end, side supports17 for supporting the plurality oflamps 13, adiffusion plate 19, and abottom plate 11 positioned above and below the plurality oflamps 13, respectively.
A driving voltage (not shown) is applied to theexternal electrodes 15 and thelamp 13 emits light. Accordingly, these lamps are referred to as EEFLs.
Theexternal electrodes 15 are inserted inside the side supports17. To prevent the external electrodes from being exposed outside of the side supports17, the length of theexternal electrodes 15 must be less than or equal to the width of the side support. However, reducing the length of the external electrodes results in increased driving voltage for thelamp 13 Large-sized LCD panels require longer EFFLs resulting in even higher driving voltages. Consequently, it is difficult to apply the EEFL to the LCD.
One approach to reduce the driving voltage of the EEFL is to increase the length of the external electrodes thereby expanding the surface area of the external electrode and decreasing the required driving voltage. However, this approach requires that the width of the side supports or bezel be widened to cover the increased length of the external electrodes with increases the non-viewable area of the LCD device.
In order to prevent the bezel width from being widened and expand the length of the external electrodes, approaches have been developed which expose the external electrode out of the side support toward an inner space of the backlight assembly, as shown inFIG. 3B . However, backlight assemblies made in accordance with these approaches, degrade picture quality due to darkness because the exposed external electrode does not emit light well as discussed below with reference toFIGS. 3A and 3B .
As shown inFIG. 3A , when the entire surface of the external electrodes is inserted into theside support 17, only thelamp 13 is exposed out of theside support 17. Accordingly, images are displayed with uniform picture quality on aliquid crystal panel 31. However, as shown inFIG. 3B , when theexternal electrode 15 and thelamp 13 are exposed out of theside support 17, images are not displayed with uniform quality. More specifically, the picture quality is degraded in the area corresponding to the exposed external electrode. This degradation in picture quality is referred to as amura 33. Since theexternal electrode 15 is not a light emission region, a dark region exists. Due to themura 33, the picture quality is degraded.
Also, as shown inFIG. 3B , when theexternal electrode 15 is exposed out of theside support 17, an operator may be injured by high voltage when assembling the backlight assembly.
Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a backlight assembly and an LCD having same that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
An advantage of the present invention is to provide a backlight assembly capable of decreasing the driving voltage of the EFFLs and securing stability in a high voltage.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.
To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described, there is provided a backlight assembly comprising: an external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) including an external electrode through which a driving voltage is applied, and a lamp for emitting light; a side support for supporting the EEFL; and a protective cap disposed above a portion of the external electrode, the portion of the external electrode being exposed out of the side support.
In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an LCD comprising: a backlight assembly, wherein the backlight assembly includes: an external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) having an external electrode through which a driving voltage is applied, and a lamp for emitting light; a side support for supporting the EEFL; and a protective cap disposed above a portion of the external electrode, the portion of the external electrode being exposed out of the side support; and a liquid crystal panel disposed above the backlight assembly.
In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising: forming a backlight assembly including:an external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) having an external electrode through which a driving voltage is applied, and a lamp for emitting light; a side support for supporting the EEFL; and a protective cap disposed above a portion of the external electrode, the portion of the external electrode being exposed out of the side support; and forming a liquid crystal panel disposed above the backlight assembly.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention.
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Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.
In order to solve these problems, the present invention provides a backlight assembly having a structure illustrated inFIG. 4 .FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a direct type backlight assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring toFIG. 4 , thebacklight assembly 41 includes a plurality oflamps 43 having external electrodes formed on each end (not shown), side supports47 for supporting the plurality oflamps 43, andprotective caps 49 disposed above the exposed external electrodes. Although not shown, the external electrode for applying a driving voltage to theEEFLs 43 are partially exposed out of the side support47 (toward an inner space of the backlight assembly).
The protective caps49 are formed in a mountain shape as illustrated in the section view ofFIG. 5 . The protective caps prevent the external electrodes from being exposed. In addition, by forming theprotective caps 49 in the mountain shape, the occurrence of a mura caused by darkness in a non-emission region of the external electrode because the shape of the protective caps reflect incident light toward thediffusion plate 51. Although the mountain shape is shown inFIGS. 4 and 5 , any shape which results in light incident on the cap being reflected toward the diffusion plate may be employed.
Accordingly, the LCD having the backlight assembly of the present invention can display images with improved picture quality on the liquid crystal panel disposed above the backlight assembly by preventing the occurrence of the mura. Further, since the external electrode for the EEFL can be made long, the driving voltage can be lowered and the high-brightness light source can be provided.
As described above, the backlight assembly according to the present invention can lower the driving voltage of the EEFL, prevent the picture quality of the LCD from being degraded due to the exposed external electrode, and secure the stability for the high voltage.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variation can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. A backlight assembly comprising:
an external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) including an external electrode having a first portion and a second portion through which a driving voltage is applied, and a lamp for emitting light;
a side support for supporting the EEFL, the side support covering the first portion of the external electrode; and
a reflective protective cap disposed above the second portion of the external electrode to cover the second portion of the external electrode, the second portion of the external electrode being exposed out of the side support,
wherein the reflective protective cap has a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface at an inclination extending from a vertex of the reflective protective cap such that the incident light emitted from a lamp of another external electrode fluorescent lamp adjacent to the external electrode fluorescent lamp is reflected by the first and second reflective surfaces,
wherein the reflective protective cap is not electrically connected to the external electrode fluorescent lamp.
2. The backlight assembly according toclaim 1 , wherein the protective cap is formed in a mountain shape.
3. The backlight assembly according toclaim 1 , further comprising a diffusion plate disposed above the EEFL.
4. The backlight assembly according toclaim 3 , wherein the protective cap is shaped such that light reflected downward from the diffusion plate and incident to the protective cap is reflected upward toward the diffusion plate.
5. The backlight assembly according toclaim 1 , wherein the protective cap is shaped such that light incident onto the protective cap is reflected towards a display panel.
6. An LCD comprising:
a backlight assembly, wherein the backlight assembly includes:
an external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) including an external electrode having a first portion and a second portion through which a driving voltage is applied, and a lamp for emitting light;
a side support for supporting the EEFL, the side support covering the first portion of the external electrode; and
a reflective protective cap disposed above the second portion of the external electrode to cover the second portion of the external electrode, the second portion of the external electrode being exposed out of the side support; and
a liquid crystal panel disposed above the backlight assembly,
wherein the reflective protective cap has a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface at an inclination extending from a vertex of the reflective protective cap such that the incident light emitted from a lamp of another external electrode fluorescent lamp adjacent to the external electrode fluorescent lamp is reflected by the first and second reflective surfaces,
wherein the reflective protective cap is not electrically connected to the external electrode fluorescent lamp.
7. The LCD according toclaim 6 , wherein the protective cap is formed in a mountain shape.
8. The LCD according toclaim 6 , further comprising:
a diffusion plate disposed above the EEFL.
9. The LCD according toclaim 8 , wherein the protective cap is shaped such that light reflected downward from the diffusion plate and incident onto the protective cap is reflected upward towards the diffusion plate.
10. The LCD according toclaim 6 , wherein the protective cap is shaped such that light incident onto the protective cap reflected towards the liquid crystal panel.
11. A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
forming a backlight assembly including:
an external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) including an external electrode having a first portion and a second portion through which a driving voltage is applied, and a lamp for emitting light;
a side support for supporting the EEFL, the side support covering the first portion of the external electrode; and
a reflective protective cap disposed above the second portion of the external electrode to cover the second portion of the external electrode, the second portion of the external electrode being exposed out of the side support; and
forming a liquid crystal panel disposed above the backlight assembly,
wherein the reflective protective cap has a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface at an inclination extending from a vertex of the reflective protective cap such that the incident light emitted from a lamp of another external electrode fluorescent lamp adjacent to the external electrode fluorescent lamp is reflected by the first and second reflective surfaces,
wherein the reflective protective cap is not electrically connected to the external electrode fluorescent lamp.
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